Don't Look Now

Don't Look Now is a British film about a couple whose daughter tragically drowns while playing at their English home. While grieving in Venice, they are befriended by strange sisters who say that they are in contact with their daughter from beyond the grave. Drawn to the sisters, they are led into a vortex of time and coincidences, of recurring themes and motifs (light on water, breaking glass, the colour red), which reaches a dramatic conclusion on the water's edge.

Sex Scene

Don't Look Now has become somewhat well-known for possibly including a real sexual act, rather than the simulated sex typically found in mainstream (i.e. non-pornographic) movies. What is known for certain is that the scene (which appears approximately 30 minutes into the film) was included spontaneously and did not appear in the screenplay. Director Roeg used the scene of the main characters played by Christie and Sutherland making love to counterbalance the scenes of them arguing. The scene in question was severely trimmed in the original American theatrical release to receive an MPAA R rating. The scene is edited in an atypical fashion, with the footage of the act intercut with footage of the couple getting dressed to leave. Director Steven Soderbergh paid homage to the scene by including a tamer love scene shot in similar style in his 1998 Elmore Leonard adaption Out of Sight.

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